Chapter 9: The True Religion
Along the way, Yang Kang felt that the internal strength was really amazing.
When he was in the palace, he practiced very energetically, and he also had academic exchanges with Mei Chaofeng from time to time, but Mei Chaofeng was not a good master, and he knew a lot of things.
Once she couldn't explain it, she said: Just keep practicing, why do you ask so much.
This kind of practice of blindly practicing without seeking much understanding was not recognized by Yang Kang, and he also understood that Mei Chaofeng's level only stopped there, although the Nine Yin White Bone Claw was powerful and domineering, but it was an external kung fu, and Mei Chaofeng still needed to continue his studies in the field of internal strength.
At this time, with Qiu Chuji by his side, many thoughts that he can't figure out on weekdays can be answered, and after his mind is mastered, his true qi is becoming more and more proficient, and the warm feeling is like drinking sour plum soup in the hot summer, and his whole body is full of indescribable comfort.
It turned out that the practice was so wonderful, Yang Kang sighed with emotion.
Stimulated by this wonderful power, I could only walk sixty or seventy miles a day, but now I have no problem walking hundreds of miles, and I still have the strength to spare, and this speed is almost the same as riding in a horse-drawn carriage.
Qiu Chuji did not continue to speed up, but limited Yang Kang's momentum.
He knows that practicing is a gradual process, and if he wants to do it quickly, he will not reach it, and if he walks more than 200 miles every day, it will be a burden for a seven-year-old child, and it will cause damage to his internal organs due to fatigue.
The child is the time when the body is formed, once the internal organs are damaged, it will take ten times more effort to make up for it, he wants Yang Kang to enter the threshold of martial arts, but he can't pull out the seedlings to help grow.
The master and apprentice walked and stopped like this, and came to the foot of Zhongnan Mountain half a month later.
If you don't go to Zhongnan Mountain, you don't know that the power of the Quanzhen Sect is huge.
In the town at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, you can see people dressed as Taoist priests everywhere, as well as countless believers of the Quanzhen Sect, when they see Qiu Chuji, it is like seeing a living immortal, and some believers will even kneel down to worship, hoping to get Qiu Chuji's blessing.
Yang Kang's heart was shocked, but he didn't come out, just obediently followed Qiu Chuji's side.
He had read the news about the Quanzhen Sect in the newspaper of the palace, and only said that the preaching was very fast and that there were many believers, which was probably the result of the ambiguity of the local officials.
Only by seeing it with your own eyes can you know that I am afraid that Zhongnan Mountain has become the private property of the Quanzhen Sect, and the sphere of influence can even affect the entire Jingzhao Mansion, no wonder Wanyan Jing ordered a few years ago to prohibit the Quanzhen Sect from preaching here, no dynasty wants to have such an organization on its own territory.
The Taoist priests of the Quanzhen Sect do not produce, but they have their own land, and they hire tenant farmers to farm for them, which is only a small part of their income, and most of their income comes from the worship of believers.
For example, Sun Buer accepted Cheng Yaojia as an apprentice, so the Cheng family had to take out a certain amount of silver as an offering every year, and when Yang Kang left Zhongdu this time, Bao Xixiao gave Qiu Chuji a lot of silver.
These coins were nominally used for the Quanzhen Sect to repair Taoist temples, but very few of them were actually used for this purpose, not to say that they were embezzled by Qiu Chuji or other Quanzhen Seven Sons, but that money was needed everywhere if they wanted to strengthen the Quanzhen Sect.
The Quanzhen Sect has grown, and there are more Taoist priests under its command, and there will be more expenses, and it is necessary to establish Taoist temples in various places, collect intelligence, and fool the people, all of which require silver.
Of course, the wool comes out of the sheep, and when those believers believe in the teachings of the Quanzhen Religion, they will naturally willingly take out the money as an offering, which is a virtuous circle that can make the Quanzhen Religion continue to develop.
True believers are all over the world, and this is not a lie.
When Yang Kang followed Qiu Chuji to Chongyang Palace, Peng Lianhu followed him to the town below the mountain, and he found an inn to live in.
A few days ago, he ran to contact Qiu Qianren, the leader of the Iron Palm Gang, but he didn't expect things to go well, Qiu Qianren was practicing in retreat, and he was also tricked by a liar who looked the same as Qiu Qianren, and later inquired with the gang of the Iron Palm Gang to find out that the liar turned out to be Qiu Qianren's eldest brother.
This made him a little depressed, and it was easy to wait until Qiu Qianren came out, and as soon as the two of them communicated, Qiu Qianren was a little hesitant.
His martial arts at this time have not yet been completed, to actively prepare for the second Huashan sword, it is impossible to go to Zhongdu to serve in the Zhao Palace, not to mention that now the Song and Jin countries have just negotiated peace, I am afraid that there will be no war in the short term, and this matter still needs to be discussed in the long run.
However, he did not refuse, but said to wait for the opportunity, this is the meaning of wait-and-see, if the Jin State is powerful in the future and destroys the Southern Song Dynasty, this line is still useful.
Peng Lianhu did not get Qiu Qianren's strong guarantee, and he was inevitably unhappy in his heart, this was the first time he ran an errand for Yan Honglie, he thought it would be a good start, but he didn't expect to hit a wall, so he had to return to Zhongdu in a huff.
Unexpectedly, Wanyan Honglie not only did not blame him, but encouraged him, which made Peng Lianhu feel that he had met the master, and he couldn't help but be grateful.
This is actually just a means of entrapment by the monarch to his courtiers, if you want people to work for you, you must first give this person a certain amount of respect, these martial arts heroes, gangsters in the rivers and lakes, have always been despised, if you can give them a little sunshine, it will be brilliant.
Looking at Peng Lianhu's full smile, he knew that Yan Honglie had succeeded.
Peng Lianhu was particularly attentive to this mission, think about it, being able to be responsible for such a heavy task as protecting the safety of the little prince shows that Zhao Wangye trusts him very much, and this feeling of being trusted makes him full of energy.
But he didn't dare to go to Chongyang Palace, just wandered around the palace gate in case of sudden accidents, there were seven true sons in Chongyang Palace, and he believed that the little prince would not have an accident.
Yang Kang, who was nagged by Peng Lianhu, was receiving a cordial reception from Ma Jue, who was taught by Quanzhen.
The last time they met was in the palace of Jinguo, when Yang Kang knelt outside Wan Yan Jing's room, praying for the emperor's grandfather, Ma Jue was inside to see Wan Yan Jing, and when Ma Jue came out, Yang Kang quickly looked up at him, but Ma Jue didn't notice the three-year-old child's shocking glance.
At this time, Yin Zhiping, who later became the head of the Quanzhen Sect, had not yet entered the Quanzhen Sect, and the famous third-generation disciples of the Quanzhen Sect had not yet been traced.
Yang Kang took advantage of the time, he started early, and became the first person among the three generations of disciples, and those who came later would call him senior brother.
After receiving the condolences, Ma Jue found someone to take Yang Kang to rest.
Next, you have to choose a good day and auspicious day, fast and bathe, burn incense and pray, and then you can worship the teacher, after all, this is the first person among the three generations of disciples of the Quanzhen Sect, although because of Yang Kang's special identity to set the tone of not much hype, but all kinds of etiquette can not be wasted.